H2H data updated: 2026-09-13 00:00 UTC

Mary Pierce vs Joannette Kruger H2H: 4-0

Mary Pierce holds a 4–0 lead over Joannette Kruger in their WTA head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Mary Pierce leads 3–0 on hard courts and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Mary Pierce won the 2001 Canberra quarterfinal 6-3 6-0.

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Mary Pierce
FRA Age 51 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"
H2H
4 – 0
4 main-draw meetings
Joannette Kruger
RSA Age 53 Right-Handed 179 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Mary Pierce #7 6-3 6-0 Joannette Kruger #55 Match data Jan 12, 2001* QF Canberra Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 Hard
Mary Pierce #8 6-4 6-3 Joannette Kruger #82 Match data May 26, 1999* R128 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Mary Pierce #11 7-6 6-1 Joannette Kruger #28 Match data Oct 16, 1998* R16 Zurich Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Mary Pierce #3 6-2 6-0 Joannette Kruger #41 Match data Aug 4, 1995* R16 San Diego Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard

Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Mary Pierce #560 #3 3,797 2,145 465 218 68.1% 2 5 0 5 6 18
Joannette Kruger #972 #21 1,280 1,860 147 163 47.4% 0 0 0 0 2 2

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Age Mary Pierce Joannette Kruger
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
14 1989 0–3 0.0% #243 1,480 0 0 — — — — — — —
15 1990 6–7 46.2% #107 1,543 0 0 — — — — — — —
16 1991 21–9 70.0% #26 1,785 0 1 — — — — — — —
17 1992 32–10 76.2% #13 1,900 0 4 — — — — — — —
18 1993 38–15 71.7% #12 2,003 0 5 1992 2–3 40.0% #96 1,508 0 0
19 1994 43–16 72.9% #5 2,055 0 5 1993 9–13 40.9% #128 1,576 0 0
20 1995 35–14 71.4% #5 2,007 1 7 1994 13–17 43.3% #79 1,639 0 0
21 1996 18–12 60.0% #24 1,881 1 7 1995 19–15 55.9% #30 1,726 0 1
22 1997 45–15 75.0% #7 2,066 1 8 1996 7–13 35.0% #126 1,625 0 1
23 1998 35–12 74.5% #7 2,124 1 12 1997 25–18 58.1% #27 1,785 0 2
24 1999 45–19 70.3% #5 2,053 1 13 1998 25–22 53.2% #30 1,713 0 2
25 2000 29–11 72.5% #7 2,032 2 15 1999 9–13 40.9% #129 1,646 0 2
26 2001 6–8 42.9% #129 1,838 2 15 2000 16–17 48.5% #59 1,657 0 2
27 2002 14–13 51.9% #52 1,751 2 15 2001 21–23 47.7% #46 1,643 0 2
28 2003 23–17 57.5% #33 1,786 2 15 2002 1–4 20.0% #455 1,591 0 2
29 2004 25–17 59.5% #29 1,785 2 16 2003 0–5 0.0% #853 1,531 0 2
30 2005 41–12 77.4% #5 2,128 2 18 — — — — — — —
31 2006 9–8 52.9% #79 1,974 2 18 — — — — — — —

Surface Results by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.

Age Mary Pierce Joannette Kruger
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
14 1989 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
15 1990 1 1 2 50.0% 5 4 9 55.6% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1991 12 6 18 66.7% 7 2 9 77.8% — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1992 9 2 11 81.8% 11 4 15 73.3% — — — — 12 4 16 75.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1993 19 6 25 76.0% 13 5 18 72.2% — — — — 6 4 10 60.0% 1992 — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
19 1994 15 5 20 75.0% 16 6 22 72.7% — — — — 12 5 17 70.6% 1993 2 5 7 28.6% 6 6 12 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
20 1995 25 6 31 80.6% 8 4 12 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 1994 2 7 9 22.2% 6 4 10 60.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 1 3 4 25.0%
21 1996 4 4 8 50.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 1995 10 7 17 58.8% 7 5 12 58.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
22 1997 14 6 20 70.0% 21 4 25 84.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 6 3 9 66.7% 1996 4 6 10 40.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
23 1998 14 6 20 70.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 14 1 15 93.3% 1997 4 3 7 57.1% 16 9 25 64.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 4 5 9 44.4%
24 1999 24 10 34 70.6% 11 5 16 68.8% 3 1 4 75.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 1998 18 11 29 62.1% 6 7 13 46.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
25 2000 13 6 19 68.4% 15 3 18 83.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1999 6 4 10 60.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
26 2001 5 4 9 55.6% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 2000 7 7 14 50.0% 9 9 18 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
27 2002 1 5 6 16.7% 11 6 17 64.7% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2001 16 12 28 57.1% 4 9 13 30.8% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
28 2003 14 10 24 58.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 2002 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
29 2004 12 9 21 57.1% 4 5 9 44.4% 5 1 6 83.3% 4 2 6 66.7% 2003 0 2 2 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — —
30 2005 19 5 24 79.2% 13 5 18 72.2% 4 1 5 80.0% 5 1 6 83.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 2006 6 7 13 46.2% — — — — — — — — 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 207 99 306 67.6% 157 72 229 68.6% 27 13 40 67.5% 74 34 108 68.5% — 70 67 137 51.1% 62 64 126 49.2% 7 14 21 33.3% 8 18 26 30.8%

Performance Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 60/152 of Mary Pierce's and 1/5 of Joannette Kruger's main draw matches. Sample is shown as matches with detailed serve and return statistics / total main draw matches. Bold green marks the stronger value when both stat samples contain at least 5 matches; lower is better for DFs/M.

Age Mary Pierce Joannette Kruger
Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts% Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts%
28 2003 9/40 3.9 1.9 64.5% 68.8% 54.0% 63.9% 46.3% 63.3% 44.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
29 2004 7/42 1.6 2.1 67.0% 71.4% 54.8% 59.0% 37.4% 66.4% 41.8% 2003 1/5 0.0 5.0 68.1% 40.6% 13.3% 33.3% 75.0% 31.9% 45.8%
30 2005 28/53 3.1 1.5 68.1% 68.9% 54.4% 59.1% 48.4% 64.3% 46.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
31 2006 16/17 3.5 1.4 67.3% 69.2% 47.5% 52.5% 42.1% 62.2% 42.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 60/683 3.1 1.6 67.2% 69.2% 52.6% 58.1% 45.1% 63.9% 44.3% — 1/310 0.0 5.0 68.1% 40.6% 13.3% 33.3% 75.0% 31.9% 45.8%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.

Age Mary Pierce Joannette Kruger
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
14 1989 1480 106.2 — — — — — — — 14.3% -2.43 0–1 — — -0.34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
15 1990 1544 134.3 — — — — +3 +35 — 48.3% +0.52 1–2 (33%) 1–0 — +0.17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1991 1786 146.7 — — — — -38 -56 — 66.7% +1.33 6–2 (75%) 5–1 (83%) 108.5 +1.05 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1992 1900 149.4 — — — — -37 -50 — 75.3% +2.01 4–3 (57%) 5–4 (56%) 100.2 +3.22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1993 2003 165.9 — — — — -4 -109 — 70.4% +1.83 6–5 (55%) 6–9 (40%) 98.2 +1.14 1992 1508 108.6 — — — — — +78 — 41.7% -1.00 1–1 1–1 — 0.00
19 1994 2055 169.7 — — — — -25 -54 — 70.9% +1.86 5–4 (56%) 4–1 (80%) 100.7 +0.50 1993 1576 111.5 — — — — -64 +57 +8 38.5% -0.98 6–2 (75%) 2–4 (33%) 103.1 -0.32
20 1995 2008 168.6 — — — — +34 -13 — 72.1% +1.78 3–5 (38%) 2–2 (50%) 94.5 +1.10 1994 1640 139.3 — — — — -110 +86 -11 44.1% -0.47 4–6 (40%) 2–2 (50%) 100.9 -0.48
21 1996 1881 134.2 — — — — +65 +72 -205 58.3% +0.64 6–6 (50%) 3–2 (60%) 98.2 +2.43 1995 1726 133.4 — — — — -64 +26 — 54.5% +0.18 5–4 (56%) 6–5 (55%) 101.5 +0.79
22 1997 2066 169.1 — — — — -62 +83 -301 68.5% +1.35 12–4 (75%) 6–3 (67%) 108.2 -4.07 1996 1625 111.8 — — — — -5 +66 — 36.6% -1.34 4–1 (80%) 2–1 (67%) 103.7 -0.38
23 1998 2124 173.3 — — — — +36 -4 — 66.0% +1.50 12–0 (100%) 3–5 (38%) 110.4 -2.64 1997 1786 143.0 — — — — -78 +29 — 53.0% +0.10 11–3 (79%) 6–4 (60%) 109.9 -0.97
24 1999 2053 167.4 — — — — +28 +14 -309 67.8% +1.34 10–7 (59%) 12–6 (67%) 99.5 +1.22 1998 1714 137.8 — — — — +52 +7 — 50.0% -0.24 9–5 (64%) 4–6 (40%) 101.8 +0.70
25 2000 2033 163.9 — — — — -27 +116 — 72.3% +2.00 5–2 (71%) 2–2 (50%) 101.4 -0.29 1999 1647 113.5 — — — — +68 +11 — 39.6% -0.53 6–3 (67%) 4–3 (57%) 102.5 -0.09
26 2001 1839 112.0 — — — — +44 +254 — 48.4% -0.13 0–3 (0%) 2–0 — +1.21 2000 1658 124.8 — — — — +24 -4 — 50.0% -0.01 6–8 (43%) 6–5 (55%) 97.1 -0.73
27 2002 1752 124.6 — — — — +10 +260 +15 55.0% +0.35 3–5 (38%) 1–4 (20%) 92.5 -0.57 2001 1644 115.3 — — — — +38 -79 -127 44.1% -0.64 11–5 (69%) 6–7 (46%) 102.1 +0.58
28 2003 1787 140.5 +4.39 +0.45 1.214 53.8% -23 +157 +58 58.1% +0.66 6–4 (60%) 3–6 (33%) 98.2 -0.38 2002 1591 105.0 — — — — +36 — — 30.8% -1.23 1–2 (33%) 0–2 — -0.01
29 2004 1785 145.7 +5.15 -0.28 1.246 53.7% -31 +86 +122 59.6% +1.00 2–3 (40%) 2–5 (29%) 94.9 -1.86 2003 1532 103.1 -1.38 +1.09 0.673 38.9% — -5 — 16.7% -2.50 0–2 — — -0.40
30 2005 2128 166.4 +7.54 +2.70 1.291 54.8% -48 -147 -186 71.7% +1.54 8–1 (89%) 7–5 (58%) 108.3 -3.66 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 2006 1975 136.3 +4.44 -0.56 1.116 52.0% -39 — — 55.9% +0.27 1–1 5–3 (63%) — -0.83 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2145 166.5 +5.96 +1.15 1.225 53.8% -10 +27 -119 66.1% +1.33 90–58 (61%) 69–58 (54%) 101.5 -0.38 — 1861 132.9 -1.38 +1.09 0.673 38.9% -3 +20 -33 46.1% -0.41 64–42 (60%) 39–40 (49%) 103.4 -0.42

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.